Holder for eggs



Jan. 22, 1929.

E. E. WARNES Filed Feb. 29, 1928 Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

ERNEST EDWARD WARNES, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

V HOLDER FOR noes;

Application filed February 29, 192 8 This invention relates to animproved holder for eggs,-the said holder being primarily intended tosupport the eggs during cooking.

According to this invention the improved egg holder comprises a handleand a plurality of substantially concave beds or pockets of wire orsheet metal associatedtherewith, the said beds or pockets being adaptedto support the eggs in a horizontal position.

The invention will now be described more fully, by way of example, withreference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which 1'- Figurel is a perspective view of a holder embodying the invention, and

Figures 2 and 3 are similar views to Figure 1 but showing modifications.

Like reference characters denote similar parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

Referring first more particularly to the construction shown in Figure 1,which is adapted for two eggs, the holder comprises a handle I) and acarrier.. The handle is formed from a single length of wire doubled uponitself and having the terminal portions of the side members o'll'set inopposite directions and attached to the carrier in any determinate way.The carrier is formed from a length of wire opposite end portions ofwhich are bent to define loops 0 which con stitute receivers for theeggs. These loops or receivers are elongated to approximate the outlineof an egg.

In order to prevent any risk of the eggs slipping through these loops, atransverse bar of wire or strip of metal 6 passes across both loops, theends of the bar being clipped over the outer portions of the loops andsuitable recesses being formed in the loops to en gage the inner sidesof the transverse bar.

A suit-able extension or foot 7 is provided beneath the handle portionso as to support the holder firmly on a fiat surface, for instance, inconjunction with the said transverse bar or strip 6. This extension orfootmay be provided by means of a U-shaped piece of wire extendingdownwardly and secured at the ends thereof around the main wire;

The two portions of the wire forming the handle I) are shown connectedtogether by means of a metal strip 9 having the ends thereof loopedround the said portions and serving to retain them at the correctdistance apart. A name or any other mark may be stamped on the saidstrip. Alternatively,

as for example,

Serial No. 257,970, and in Great Britain March a, 1927.

the said wire portions may be twisted together if desired.

Two or more such pairs of loops may be connected to a single handle orthe handles of two complete holders may be connected together. Two pairsconnected together would form a holder capable of supporting four eggs,whilst three such pairs would be capable of supporting six eggs.

The construction shown in Figure 2 is substantially the same as thatabove described with reference to Figure 1, except that the holder isadapted to support six eggs and the handle 6 is arranged centrally andformed separately from the loops 0, which are made from a single lengthof wire, each loop having associated therewith a transverse bar of wireor strip of metal 6, the lower edge of each of the latter serving togupport the device on any desired fiat surace.

The construction shown in Figure 3 is also adapted to support six eggs,but is made by pressing or stamping from sheet aluminum or othersuitable material, the handle shown being made of twisted wires havingthe loose or free ends thereof passed through holes at the central partof the holder and secured to the bottom thereof in any appropriatemanner. It will be obvious, however, that any other form of handle maybe employed, such a handle having a screwthreaded portion at the lowerend thereof secured by a nut to the holder.

With the improved holder the eggs are supported in a horizontal positionand when placed in a pan for boiling will require a lesser depth ofwater than if supported with their axes vertical, thus saving time andeconomizing in the cost of cooking.

The eggs may be lifted out of the pan and served directly from theholder.

What I claim is 1. An egg holder ineludinga loop-shaped receiver, and astrip extendingacross the loop and attached to the sides thereof anddeflected downwardly between its ends.

2. An egg holder including a handle, elongatedloops projecting outwardlyfrom the handle and constituting egg receivers, and a strip extendingacross each of the loops and attached to opposite sides thereof anddeflected downwardly between its ends.

3. An egg holder including a centrally disposed handle, elongated loopsgrouped about the handle and arranged with their major axes radiatingtherefrom, and a strip extending across each of the loops and attachedto opposite sides thereof and deflected clownwardly between its ends. a

4. An eg holder including a centrally disposed hand e, elongated loopsgrouped about the handle and arranged with their major axes radiatingtherefrom, and a strip connecting all the loops in series and deflecteddownwardly opposite each loop to provide a foot and an egg support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed 111 name.

El tNEST EDWARD WARNES.

